In Vitro Evaluation of the Combination of Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea Tree) Oil and Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) against Trophozoites and Cysts of Acanthamoeba Strains. Oxygen Consumption Rate (OCR) Assay as a Method for Drug Screening

Ameobae belonging to the genus Acanthamoeba are responsible for the human diseases Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) and granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE). The treatment of these illnesses is hampered by the existence of a resistance stage (cysts). In an attempt to add new agents that are effective...

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Autores principales: Martín-Pérez, Tania, Heredero-Bermejo, Irene, Verdú-Expósito, Cristina, Pérez-Serrano, Jorge
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8073477/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33921633
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10040491

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8073477/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33921633
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10040491

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